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a personal blog about GoogleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-59046287850555243532007-01-03T17:25:00.000-08:002007-01-03T17:30:50.845-08:00Ping the web: Blog pinging services<p><a href="http://pingomatic.com/" target="new">Ping-O-Matic</a><br /><a href="http://www.ipings.com">Ipings </a><br /><a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/ping" target="new">Google Blog Search Ping Service</a><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/ping" target="new">Technorati Ping</a><br /><a href="http://www.pingoat.com/" target="new">Pingoat ping</a><br /><a href="http://www.feedping.com/" target="new">FeedPing</a><br /><a href="http://www.kping.com/" target="new">King Ping</a><br /><a href="http://blip.lco.net/SubmitForm.aspx" target="new">BlogBlip</a><br /><a href="http://pinger.blogflux.com/" target="new">Blog Flux Pinger</a><br /><a href="http://www.pingtheempire.com/" target="new">Blog-RSS Ping Tool</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-63334191860518694062006-10-31T08:07:00.000-08:002006-10-31T08:46:37.199-08:00Google Office go on: JotSpot Googled !<p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/1600/JotAppOverview.png"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/320/JotAppOverview.png" border="0" /></a></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </p><p>Google go on developping their new "Google Office": <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/spot-on.html">JotSpot is part of Google today</a> . </p><p><a href="http://jot.com/">JotSpot</a> was founded in 2004 to provide an application <em>wiki</em> which is <em>"a private website designed for collaboration. Unlike a traditional website where pages can only be read, in a wiki everyone can edit, update and append pages with new information, all without knowing HTML."</em><br /></p><div align="justify">The startup is based on creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets, photos, and other files, that's why JotSpot is interesting for Google on their way to develop a new software offer online.</div><div align="justify">New account registrations is closed while JotSpot is now moving to Google's software architecture.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-76455996584056027342006-10-24T09:17:00.000-07:002006-10-24T09:25:19.878-07:00Build your own Search Engine<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/1600/serach%20engine.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/320/serach%20engine.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>NEW <a href="http://google.com/coop/cse">Google Custom Search Engine</a><br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/eureka-your-own-search-engine-has.html" name="116166631502232017">Eureka! Your own search engine has landed!</a> in <strong>Google blog</strong><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-49588303023178950082006-10-20T13:28:00.000-07:002006-10-20T14:10:40.492-07:00Google mobile improved<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/1600/googlemobile.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/320/googlemobile.gif" border="0" /></a>Google announced an improvement of Google Mobile to make mobile's services easy to use:<br /><br /><em>"We've included video tutorials or emulators for every service or application, and we've designed the pages in such a way as to make it easy to learn more about the mobile offerings you're interested in." </em><br /><em>in <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/rebirth-of-cool.html">Official Googleblog</a></em><br /><br />Google services for mobile devices:<br /><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/search/index.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Search</span></a> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Maps</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/gmail/index.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Gmail</span></a> <span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/news/index.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">News</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/index.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">SMS</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/blogger/index.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Blogger</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-39517154773609138042006-10-19T13:55:00.000-07:002006-10-19T14:04:43.256-07:00Edit labels in Beta BloggerBlogger in Beta added a new feature: <a href="http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=50644">labels management</a> that allow adding or removing labels to all posts even the old ones; Blogger users who had switched to the beta version can now organise their old posts into categories.<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2006/10/labels-management-for-blogger-in-beta.html">Labels Management for Blogger in Beta</a> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> in Blogger Buzz</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-22692540808249589622006-10-18T14:08:00.000-07:002006-10-18T14:32:20.391-07:00New Google Website Optimizer tool<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/1600/optimizer.png"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/320/optimizer.png" border="0" /></a>Google <a href="http://analytics.blogspot.com/2006/10/announcement-from-emetrics-summit.html">announced</a> the launch of a new tool in beta: <a href="http://services.google.com/websiteoptimizer/">Website Optimizer</a> that <em>is a free tool that helps AdWords advertisers test different landing pages and determine which one drives the most conversions.</em><br /><div><div>For now, this tools is a Beta release and it will be limited to a small number of AdWords advertisers selected from all that <a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2006/10/beta-testers-needed-for-new-website.html">apply</a>.</div><div><em>Links:</em> <a href="https://www.google.com/analytics/siteopt/siteopt/help/overvw.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Website Optimizer Help</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2006/10/beta-testers-needed-for-new-website.html" name="116118376745372419"><span style="font-size:85%;">Beta testers needed for new Website Optimizer</span></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-31503121138218673072006-10-14T17:20:00.000-07:002006-10-14T17:44:05.277-07:00Adsense integrated into Beta Blogger<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3551/3675/1600/adsense-widget.1.jpg"></a>AdSense ads is now integrated in the new Beta blogger template; Bloggers can now customize ads directly from "Add a Page Element" in new layouts-enabled template.<br /><div><div><em>links:<br /></em><div align="left"><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2006/10/make-money-with-your-beta-blog.html">Make Money with your Beta Blog </a></div><div align="left"><a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=43869&topic=8971">Blogtimize - Optimize the ads on your blog</a> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1160787592739206322006-10-13T17:43:00.000-07:002006-10-18T14:38:41.300-07:00New Google Office online?<div align="justify"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/1600/docs_spreadsheets.gif"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/400/docs_spreadsheets.gif" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Google integarted <em>Writely </em>with <em>Google Spreadsheets </em>in a new google service: </span><a href="http://docs.google.com/"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Google Docs & Spreadsheets</span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">; A spreadsheet and word processor program that offer Creating, storing and publishing documents and spreadsheets online.</span></div><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">There a also a </span><a href="http://google-d-s.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-beginnings.html"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">new official googleblog</span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> for this service. </span></p><p align="justify"><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/better-together-docs-spreadsheets.html" name="115983938901441026"><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Better together: Docs & Spreadsheets</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> in Official Googleblog</span></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1160350551782338472006-10-08T16:26:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.820-07:00Post photos from Picasa to Blogger<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/1600/blogger%20picasa.png"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/320/blogger%20picasa.png" border="0" /></a>A new feature for Beta Blogger: Posting photos directly from Google’s <a href="http://picasa.google.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Picasa</span></a> photo organizer to the new version of Blogger in Beta.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2006/10/post-to-blogger-beta-from-picasa.html">Post to the Blogger beta from Picasa</a> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1160349708134291562006-10-08T16:11:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.753-07:00Blogger bug: Google blog Hacked"A bug in Blogger enabled an unauthorized user to make a fake post on the Google Blog last night, claiming that we've discontinued our AdWords click-to-call test. The bug was fixed quickly and the post removed. As for the click-to-call test, it is progressing on schedule, and we're pleased with the results thus far."<br />that's what google said in <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/about-that-fake-post.html">google blog</a> to explain the hacking of their official blog last night; this is the copy of the fake post published on googleblog:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000066;">Google Click-to-Call project cancelled</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000066;">By Maximal<br />After concientiously considering, Google has decided not to continue with Google Click-to-call project. The project has been in the media on last days because of the notice of Google agreement with e-Bay. We finally consider click-to-call agreement with e-Bay a monopolistic aproach that would damage small companies in the CRM area.<br />This message has been translated using Google language tools.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1160082961420691042006-10-05T14:05:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.613-07:00New version of Google Groups in BetaGoogle launched a new beta version of <a href="http://groups-beta.google.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Google Groups</span></a>, with a lot of new features such as:<br />- New design for individual groups<br />-Group owners can now create a welcome message, upload a group logo and customize fonts and colors<br />-Many of the functions of Google Page Creator right into integrated into Google Groups<br />-Using Gmail's message cards for discussions, which makes them easier to follow<br />-Adding a Files section so users can share and collaborate on documents<br />-Helping groups have a better sense of their members with the Member area<br /><br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-groups-experience.html" name="115989441950605883"><span style="font-size:85%;">The new Groups experience</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <em>in Official Google Blog</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1160082227681857222006-10-05T13:56:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.552-07:00New Google Code Search<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/1600/codesearch_logo.gif"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/320/codesearch_logo.gif" border="0" /></a>Google launched today <a href="http://www.google.com/codesearch"><span style="font-size:85%;">Google Code Search</span></a>, which gives programmers a single place to search publicly accessible source code.<br />Google also launched a number of general-purpose developer and open-source tools like <a href="http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Google Web Toolkit</span></a> and <a href="http://code.google.com/hosting/"><span style="font-size:85%;">project hosting on Google Code</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/more-developer-love-with-google-code.html" name="116006813885225869"><span style="font-size:85%;">More developer love with Google Code Search</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <em>in Official Google Blog</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1160083962567251372006-10-05T13:50:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.686-07:00Advanced features in Accessible SearchGoogle added advanced search features to <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://labs.google.com/accessible/">Google Accessible Search</a></span><br />Example of advanced queries:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">restrict search to portions of a page, e.g., the title<br />restrict search to results in a given language<br />restrict searches to web pages found during a given time period<br />restrict searches to content in a given file format</span><br />details: <a title="http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/refinesearch.html" href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/refinesearch.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Advanced Search Tips</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/accessible-search-now-has-advanced.html" name="115981043262080125"><span style="font-size:85%;">Accessible Search now has advanced search features</span></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>in Google Blog</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1160081748412277492006-10-05T13:44:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.488-07:00Ping Google Blog SearchGoogle Blog Search <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/got-blog-will-ping.html">launch</a> today a Pinging Service; a way for individual bloggers and blog platform providers to inform Google of content changes.<br />Blogging providers who syndicate RSS/Atom/XML and want to be included in Google Blog Search can now ping Google directly: <a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/ping"><span style="font-size:85%;">Google blog Search Ping Service</span></a><br />It also possible to use Google API to make this ping automatic:<br /><a href="http://www.google.com/help/blogsearch/pinging_API.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">About Google Blog Search Pinging Service API</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159635388775959442006-09-30T09:49:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.424-07:00Fresher query stats in Webmaster toolsQuery stats in webmaster tools provide information about the search queries that most often return your site in the results.<br />Google changed the way to calculate them and how frequently, Google explain also in this post how they calculate query stats :<br /><a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2006/09/fresher-query-stats.html">Fresher query stats</a><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">in Official Google Webmaster Central Blog</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159634649186568652006-09-30T09:34:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.361-07:00Google Talk open for all<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/1600/GTalk.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2215/3120/320/GTalk.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a title="Google Talk" href="http://www.google.com/talk">Google Talk</a> </span>is now open for all (Gmail accounts no longer required ); but there are still some features including chat histories and mail notifications that will only work if you sign into Google Talk with a Gmail account.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/now-anyone-can-talk.html" name="115948204621029186">Now anyone can Talk</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159491899038909002006-09-28T17:56:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.299-07:00New version of Google Reader TodayGoogle launch today a new version of Google Reader with new features<br /><embed id="VideoPlayback" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 326px" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" hl="en"> </embed><br /><br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/your-inbox-for-web.html">Your inbox for the web </a><em>in Official Google Blog</em><br /><em><a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159407085953088732006-09-27T18:27:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.171-07:00Google Transit add more cities<a title="Google Transit Trip Planner" href="http://google.com/transit"><span style="font-size:85%;">Google Transit Trip Planner</span></a> added today five more cities to their coverage:<br />Eugene, Oregon<br />Honolulu, Hawaii<br />Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />Seattle, Washington<br />Tampa, Florida<br />Now riders in these cities (and Portland, of course) can use Google to plan trips using public transportation, and in some cities, compare the cost of public transportation with the cost of driving. You can also specify when you want to leave or arrive, and see different route possibilities.<br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/happy-trails-with-google-transit.html" name="115896172135457816">Happy trails with Google Transit</a> <em>in Official Google Blog</em>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159407349865479412006-09-27T18:25:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.233-07:00Google add weather to Google CalendarGoogle add weather to Google Calendar:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"You can add web content events to your own calendar for weather forecasts, moon phases, and even Google doodles (those special-occasion logos you sometimes see on Google.com). Now you can be the first to know when there's a new one!"</span><br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/google-calendar-does-something-about.html" name="115913625211211066">Google Calendar does something about the weather</a><br /><a href="http://calendar.google.com/">Google Calendar</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159406808569265142006-09-27T18:17:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.109-07:00AJAX Search API for Beta Blogger<span style="font-size:85%;">Blogger </span><span style="font-size:85%;">template hacking</span><span style="font-size:85%;">-via-javascript:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Notable stuff:<br />- the sidebar's "Google Search" field searches multiple indexes (Web and BlogSearch), as well as individual sites (in this case the AJAX Search API blog, the Google blog and www.blogger.com) - you can customize all of these things<br />- the sidebar's "Video Search" field displays (and plays!) results inline<br />- links in the main blog section can dynamically link directly into the sidebar's embedded Map and Video boxes (try clicking the 'Sakana' and 'Jimi Hendrix' links)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2006/09/ajax-search-api-hackery.html">AJAX Search API Hackery</a> in blogger official blog<br />further details about the tweaks and integrations:<br /><a href="http://googleajaxsearchapi.blogspot.com/2006/09/ajax-search-in-typepad-and-blogger.html">AJAX Search in TypePad and Blogger</a><br /><a href="http://googleajaxsearchapi.blogspot.com/2006/09/ajax-search-in-typepad-and-blogger.html"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159379622085621432006-09-27T10:49:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:16.048-07:00Happy birthday Google<div style="text-align: center;">This week google celebrate Google's 8th birthday<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Google_logo_8thbday-761868.jpg" border="0" />a commemorative logo appears on today's homepage<br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-long-is-8-years-in-internet-time.html" name="115936372350405001">How long is 8 years in Internet time?</a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159320981223935202006-09-26T18:24:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:15.981-07:00Google explain his approach to contentAfter having legal problems with Belgium's newspapers content in Google News, Google try to explain his vision to using content that are in copyright;<br />Google's approach is explained: "effectively democratizing access to human knowledge" and "organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible" but also "bring benefit back to content owners by partnering with them"<br /><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/our-approach-to-content.html" name="115922744746365296">Our approach to content</a> in Official Google Blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159285053251822872006-09-26T08:33:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:15.863-07:00New Google NotebookGoogle <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/google-notebook-improvements.html">launched</a> a new improved version of <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Google Notebook</span></a> with new features such a much slicker drag-and-drop UI to let you organize better, a trash bin for all your deleted items, and the ability to undo your last action. And now you can see your notebooks on your personalized homepage.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1159286092317003702006-09-26T08:30:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:15.923-07:00Google explain Google News case in BelgiumGoogle <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/about-google-news-case-in-belgium.html">explain</a> in official googleblog they did nothing wrong inof newspapers case in Belgium;<br />"Google News is no different than Google web search in this regard: We only ever show the headlines and a bit of text. If people want to read the entire story they have to click through to the newspaper’s website."<br />"And after all, it’s not just users that benefit from these links but publishers do too -- because we drive huge amounts of web traffic to their sites."<br />"if publishers don’t want their websites to appear in search results (most do) the robots.txt standard enables them to prevent automatically the indexing of their content"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109151.post-1158690810180799422006-09-19T11:22:00.000-07:002006-10-13T17:55:15.795-07:00New release of Google Search ApplianceA new version of "Google Search Appliance" is available <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/bigger-and-better-search-appliance.html">today</a> with increased document capacity to handle(up to 30 million document) and some new features such as date and number range search. The interface is now available in 16 languages.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0